No Tax Hike in Draft Budget Presented to Hellertown Council Monday
Hellertown Borough Council approved the borough's 2017 preliminary General Fund, Sanitation, Fire Appropriation, Highway Aid and Capital budgets at their meeting Monday night.
Hellertown Borough Council approved the borough's 2017 preliminary General Fund, Sanitation, Fire Appropriation, Highway Aid and Capital budgets at their meeting Monday night.
The draft budget for Lower Saucon Township for 2017 was discussed by township council at a special meeting Wednesday night and it contained some good news for taxpayers. The budget, as presented, does not include a tax increase.
The millage rate in Saucon Valley School District will remain the same for the 2016-2017 budget year, after the school board voted 6-2 to approve a budget that is balanced with more than $1.5 million from the district's fund balance.
Homeowners in the Saucon Valley School District could be paying higher taxes next school year, after the school board voted 6-3 Tuesday night to tentatively approve a 1.24 mill tax increase to help close a $2 million gap in the district's proposed 2016-2017 budget.
H&R Block in Hellertown will host an open house/grand opening celebration on Saturday, Jan. 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature finger foods, drinks, coupons and a chance to enter a drawing to win $1,000.